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Explore key historical sites, beautiful landscapes, and Tour start Tour end Trip Highlights: cultural landmarks on this tour around the heart of London • Train Ride Through the . • Castle 8 7 11 • Shakespeare's Birthplace Days Nights Meals • Roman Baths • The Cotswolds • Tower of London • St Paul's

Hotels: • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - • Park Plaza Cardiff • Celtic Royal Hotel • Mercure Shakespeare Hotel • Macdonald Windsor Hotel

2020 Heart of Wales and England 8 Days/7 Nights

Trip Itinerary

Day 2 Independent Touring in London Day 1 London Arrival | St Paul's Cathedral Explore London at your own pace on an independent Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour to see the Houses of , Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, and more. With Tour begins 2:00 PM at your London hotel. Take a panoramic tour of central your included vouchers, visit either Kensington Palace, former home of Princess London to see the city’s famous landmarks. Stop at St Paul’s Cathedral to tour the , or the Tower of London to view the magnificent Crown Jewels, guarded by awe-inspiring interior. Enjoy a welcome drink with your group at your hotel. Beefeaters in their distinctive Tudor uniforms. The evening is free for dining on your own. (B)

Day 4 Train Ride | Welsh Scenery | Caernarfon Day 3 Stonehenge | Bath | Cardiff Castle Banquet

Enjoy a panoramic drive around Cardiff to view its principal features. Continue Head to Plain to view the huge monoliths of Stonehenge and, in the through the Beacons National Park and through rural Wales with its , learn about how they were built over 4,500 years ago. Visit the picturesque countryside. Take in the beauty of the Snowdonia National Park. A Roman Baths, hot mineral-rich springs that have been popular since Roman times narrow-gauge train ride will take you through the heart of the to admire and enjoy some free time to explore on your own. Travel into Wales to tour Cardiff mountain scenery. Head to your hotel in Caernarfon where you might choose to Castle, then enjoy a fun Welsh banquet with entertainment. (B, D) take a gentle walk through the ancient streets after dinner. (B, D)

Day 5 National Museum | Snowdonia | Betws-y-Coed | Day 6 | Shakespeare's Stratford-Upon-Avon | Head to the charming village of Llangollen and take a look around this typical Welsh Visit the National Slate Museum, which highlights the region’s former slate industry settlement with many quaint tearooms and shops. Then head across the English at its height in Victorian times. Pause for photos of Mount , the highest border to enjoy the picturesque of , with attractive black and white peak in Wales. Stroll in the quaint village of Betws-y-Coed. Stop in Conwy and take houses. Take a panoramic tour of Stratford-upon-Avon and visit Shakespeare’s a walk through the narrow medieval streets to see the smallest house in Britain. birthplace, with an exhibition about his life and work, before walking through the Tour the walls and battlements of 13th-century Caernarfon Castle. (B, D) house where he was born. (B, D)

Day 7 Cotswolds | Windsor Castle

Take in the gentle hills of the Cotswolds, renowned for its pretty and colorful Day 8 Tour Ends in Windsor gardens. Stop in Broadway, typical of the lovely old villages in the region. Take a walking tour through to learn about the famous and enjoy lunch on Your tour ends after breakfast. (B) B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner your own. Tour Windsor Castle, one of the Queen’s official residences, to see the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel. Then take a brief stroll around the compact and historic town of Windsor with a local guide. Spend your evening independently. (B)

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